Etymology of the English word supermajority
the English word
supermajorityusing the English prefix
super-derived from the Medieval Latin prefix
super-derived from the Classical Latin word
super (above)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*uperderived from the English word
majorityderived from the French word
majoritéderived from the Medieval Latin word
maioritas (majority; greater size, rank)
derived from the Medieval Latin word
maior (ancestors; mayor)
derived from the Latin word
magnus (large; full, complete, utter; great; mighty; distinguished; large, great, big)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*meg- (great)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
